AC Transit is seeking a Transportation Planner in our Service and
Development department. Under general supervision, participates in
policy development and implementation of service enhancement projects
by conducting transit planning and service delivery studies that
include the identification of issues, collection, analysis, and
reporting of data, and the preparation and presentation of oral and
written reports. </p>
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<b>Salary: </b> $69,072.00 - $82,464.00 Annually

<b>EXAMPLE OF DUTIES: </b>
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<li> Prepares a variety of transit planning and service delivery
studies covering a small geographic or limited service area including
documentation of service performance, service analyses,
recommendations for service enhancements, and discussion of pertinent
issues.</li>
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<li> Conducts transportation and service delivery studies including
boarding and alighting, safety, and cost analysis.</li>
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<li> Analyzes technical, demographic, economic, and financial data
used for assessing route and schedule changes, as well as related
service enhancements; and provides expertise to Senior Planning staff
in the development of recommendations for change.</li>
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<li> Provides expertise to the Grants unit of the Finance department
to develop capital funding strategies and prepares a variety of
written reports.</li>
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<li> Monitors current service levels and identifies potential areas
for study, and may prepare cost analyses.</li>
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<li> Collects and/or supervises the collection of data, develops and
implements survey techniques and processes, and may supervise and
participate in field studies.</li>
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<li> Responds orally and in writing to requests from the public,
staff, governmental agencies, advisory committees, and community
groups, for information regarding existing services and funding,
suggested service adjustments, and long-range planning issues.</li>
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<li> Makes oral presentations on transit and service related issues to
the Board of Directors, staff, service users, governmental agencies,
advisory committees, and community groups.</li>
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<b>MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:</b>
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<b><u>Education:</u></b> Equivalent to a Bachelor’s Degree from an
accredited college or university with major coursework in City and
Regional Planning, Urban Studies, Geography, Geographic Information
Systems (GIS), Public Administration, Political Science, Business,
Finance, Economics, or a closely related field.
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<b><u>Experience:</u></b> Two (2) years of increasingly responsible
experience in Transportation Planning or systems analysis in a large
urban public transportation system. Some assignments in this
classification may require a minimum of one (1) year in a professional
capacity working with raw data files, GIS software, GIS based
scheduling applications, Hastus and/or CAD/AVL..

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<b><u>Physical Requirements:</u></b> Must maintain the physical
condition necessary to: (1) perform tasks in an office setting
operating a personal computer, keyboards, and other peripheral
equipment; and (2) possess physical mobility in order to conduct field
studies.
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<b>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:</b>
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<b><u>Knowledge and Skills:</u></b> Principles of transportation
planning and capital funding; principles and practices of data
collection and presentation; report writing; business English usage;
federal transportation funding program data reporting requirements;
principles of traffic demand management; attractions and locations
that generate patronage; cost analysis and modeling; potential service
enhancements; basic statistics; measures of transit effectiveness used
to assess route performance; applicable federal, state and local laws
governing transit operations; research methods and survey techniques;
and personal computers and current software for word processing,
spreadsheets, and presentation at the intermediate level of
proficiency.
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<b><u>Ability To:</u></b> Analyze transportation, budget, and funding
issues and make oral and written recommendations for immediate, short,
and long-range service enhancements and capital requirements; design
and implement service changes; conduct cost/benefit, impact and other
related technical analyses; meet deadlines; prepare written technical
reports and performance documentation materials; communicate in a
clear, concise, persuasive, and tactful manner to a wide variety of
audiences both orally and in writing; effectively participate in a
variety of outreach activities; effectively advocate and promote the
use of public transit; keep abreast of current trends in the field;
and establish and maintain effective working relationships with
District staff, governmental officials, advisory committees, and
community groups using principles of good customer service.<br>
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<b> <u>To Apply:</u></b> <br><br>
Please visit <a href="http://www.actransit.org/careers"
rel="nofollow"> www.actransit.org/careers. </a> The Human Resources
department must receive a completed online application by the filling
date. If this recruitment is "Open Until Filled," it may be closed at
any time without notice. Applications will be screened for job related
qualifications, and those candidates who best meeting the
qualifications listed on this Job Announcement will be invited to
participate in an examination process that may include written, oral
and/or performance segments. Current District employees must have
satisfactory attendance and performance records. Finalists will be
placed on a ranked Eligibility List. When filling vacancies, the Human
Resources Department will refer the top candidates to the hiring
department for final screening and recommendation<p> <h6>The Human
Resources Department will make reasonable efforts in the
recruitment/examination process to accommodate applicants with
disabilities. If you have a need for an accommodation, please call
the Recruitment/Employment Administrator at (510) 891-4783, or TDD
(800) 448-9790 for the hearing impaired.
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The Alameda Contra Costa Transit District has established the goal of
a 100 percent drug and alcohol-free workplace. Applicants will be
required to undergo drug and alcohol testing prior to employment and
those in safety sensitive positions will be subject to further drug
and alcohol testing throughout their period of employment, including
random drug and alcohol testing. </h6> </p>